New Zealand Association Korfball New Zealand (KNZI) IKF membership 1998 IKF code NZL IKF rank 13 (end of 2022)[1] Appearances 1 First appearance 2019 Best result 18th place, 2019 Appearances 6 First appearance 2004 Best result 3rd place, 2004 http://www.korfball.org.nz/
The New Zealand national korfball team , nicknamed The Korus (though the correct plural for koru is koru .[2] ), is the national team representing New Zealand in korfball international competitions. The team is managed by Korfball New Zealand (KNZI). The name The Korus is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern .[3] [4]
Tournament history [ edit ] IKF World Championships Year Championship Host Classification 2019 World Korfball Championships South Africa 18th place 2023 World Korfball Championships Chinese Taipei October 2023
Current squad [ edit ] 2023 National team who will participate in the IKF World Korfball Championship, 2023 [5]
Tayla Hardy Katelyn Huata-Chapman Nicole Lloyd[5] Juliet Robertson Zara Sadler Michelle Tapp Kennedy Vallance Torsten Ball Youri Borrink (Captain) Sam Coldicott Liam Day Tom Donaldson (GOAT) Israel Soper Per Tonascia
Coach : Bevan Lawson Manager : Simon Cooper Youth teams [ edit ] Korfball New Zealand has also sent away multiple youth teams to represent internationally.
U21 (previously U23) Year Championship Host Classification 2007 U23 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Christchurch (New Zealand) 5th place 2011 U23 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Australia 6th place 2019 U21 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships China 5th place 2023 U21 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Malaysia 6th place
U19 Year Championship Host Classification 2015 U19 Korfball World Cup Netherlands 10th place 2018 U19 Open European Korfball Cup Netherlands 9th place
U17 Year Championship Host Classification 2018 U17 Korfball World Cup Netherlands 10th place
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]